Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in South Sudan
South Sudan: Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0853 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in South Sudan, 2012–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sorghum — area harvested, per capita in South Sudan stood at 0.0853 ha per person. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, per capita in South Sudan peaked at 0.0853 ha per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0604 ha per person, in 2017.
That places South Sudan 3rd out of 108 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.0784 ha per person | — |
| 2013 | 0.0753 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0645 ha per person | -14.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0656 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0623 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0604 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0626 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0644 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0666 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0644 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0635 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0769 ha per person | +21.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0853 ha per person | +10.9% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 0.0853 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0111 ha per person, 7.7× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 0.0853 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0107 ha per person, 8.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0667 ha per person | 0.0604 ha per person | 0.0784 ha per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0713 ha per person | 0.0635 ha per person | 0.0853 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More agriculture & rural data for South Sudan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 17.13 % change on previous year (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1036 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 111.85 current US$ per person (2015)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7832 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.4% (2015)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.4% (2015)
- Rural population 78.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — area harvested, per capita in South Sudan?
- Sorghum — area harvested, per capita in South Sudan was 0.0853 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0853 ha per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0604 ha per person in 2017.
- How does South Sudan rank for sorghum — area harvested, per capita?
- South Sudan ranks 3rd out of 108 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sorghum — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sorghum — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Sorghum — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.